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From Wearing to Wondering: Treating Wearable Activity Trackers as Objects of Inquiry

From Wearing to Wondering: Treating Wearable Activity Trackers as Objects of Inquiry
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Author(s): Joel R. Drake (Utah State University, USA), Ryan Cain (Utah State University, USA)and Victor R. Lee (Utah State University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 23
Source title: Wearable Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5484-4.ch034

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Abstract

Wearable technologies represent a rapidly expanding category of consumer information and communications technologies. From smartwatches to activity tracking devices, wearables are finding their way into many aspects of our lives, changing the way we think about ourselves and the world around us. The rapid adoption of these tools in everyday life hints at the possibilities these devices may hold in school and other educational settings. Drawing on examples taken from a five-year study using wearable fitness tracking devices in elementary and middle school classrooms, this paper presents two examples of how wearable devices can be appropriated for use in school settings. These examples focus on instances where students turned activity trackers into objects of inquiry using data from familiar activities.

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